Much like the rest of the sports world, the Daily Bruin Sports editors spent the last five Sundays watching ESPN and Netflix’s 10-part documentary series, “The Last Dance.” The 10-hour saga detailing the rise and fall of the Chicago Bulls’ dynasty with Michael Jordan earned national praise and set Twitter ablaze every week, and it has left audiences begging for more. Read more...
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It would be cliche to say the stakes are high for incoming UCLA Athletics Director Martin Jarmond. But that doesn’t make it any less true. UCLA Athletics officially announced Jarmond would head up the department Tuesday, locking him into a six-year contract that makes him one of the highest-paid athletics directors in the Pac-12 and the country. Read more...
Photo: (Photo illustration by Binxuan Zhang/Daily Bruin, photo courtesy of Julia Hopkins/Heights Senior Staff)
When it comes to the four major North American sports and their respective drafts, one sport sticks out like a sore thumb. Both NFL and NHL prospects can be drafted in one of seven rounds, and for the NBA, teams have two rounds to pick their newest rookie classes. Read more...
Photo: Rob Manfred – MLB’s commissioner since 2015 – announced in April that the 2020 draft would be reduced from its standard 40 rounds to anywhere between five and 10 rounds. The draft is likely to take place anywhere between June 10 and July 20, with the official word expected to come from the league office one month before draft day. (Creative Commons photo by Arturo Pardavila III via Flickr)
Many people who usually spend their time watching live sports have had a lot more free time on their hands amid the COVID-19 outbreak, and video games are the closest simulations to their favorite pastimes. Read more...
Photo: (Photo illustration by Liz Ketcham, Alice Naland, Tanmay Shankar and Callista Wu/Daily Bruin staff)
Daishen Nix wasn’t the first top recruit to skip college for the pros, and he won’t be the last. The five-star prospect’s decision to decommit from UCLA men’s basketball and join the NBA G League sent shockwaves through the internet Tuesday, but it wasn’t unprecedented. Read more...
Photo: Coach Mick Cronin’s first full recruiting class took a hit when five-star point guard Daishen Nix decommitted from UCLA men’s basketball Tuesday morning. The Bruins now have just one incoming freshman. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
The “From the Sidelines” series aims to give student-athletes a chance to share their stories in their own words. The first testimony comes from UCLA indoor and beach volleyball senior Savvy Simo, who has recently announced she will take a fifth year in response to the cancellation of what would have been her eighth campaign as a Bruin. Read more...
Photo: Senior Savvy Simo has won back-to-back national championships as a member of UCLA beach volleyball. Before the 2020 season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, she had started every match on court one. (Photo by Alice Naland/Daily Bruin, illustration by Calista Wu/Design director)
Chris Smith would be lucky to get selected in this year’s NBA Draft. That’s not a slight on his game – the UCLA men’s basketball junior won Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year and earned a spot on the First Team All-Pac-12 this season. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith averaged career highs in points and rebounds per game with UCLA men’s basketball last season. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
